I would show you, but I'm afraid I've given the card away.
[The literal one... Childermass has it now. Lobelia hums, tapping his fingers on the tabletop.]
The Tower symbolizes destruction that leads to truth. I've found that much to be the case all throughout my life... ah, but I suppose you do seek out danger, don't you? Your nasty habit will get you killed some day.
[Lobelia makes a show of sighing, but there's genuine weariness behind the theatrics.]
You are the worst kind of all... someone who refuses to leave.
[Not unlike the captain who, while wary of him at every turn, saw something worth accepting. Genuinely good people are rare. Those are the ones Lobelia can't stand to break.]
I would rather not see you harmed. You have too much to offer the world. Too much good.
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[Wouldn't it be charming if he were joking? Imagine.]
But ah... non. This isn't some magician's sleight of hand. This is the tarot that defines me.
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[Or maybe someone else, you never know how this murdergame goes.]
[He also takes a sip of whine.]
Do explain.
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[The literal one... Childermass has it now. Lobelia hums, tapping his fingers on the tabletop.]
The Tower symbolizes destruction that leads to truth. I've found that much to be the case all throughout my life... ah, but I suppose you do seek out danger, don't you? Your nasty habit will get you killed some day.
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[No one would go through what he did for a simple, pleasant life.]
And I'll take my chances. Besides, I like living. I know myself and what I can handle.
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You are the worst kind of all... someone who refuses to leave.
[Not unlike the captain who, while wary of him at every turn, saw something worth accepting. Genuinely good people are rare. Those are the ones Lobelia can't stand to break.]
I would rather not see you harmed. You have too much to offer the world. Too much good.